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Meanings of fret in English

Russian
лад
Portuguese
traste
Spanish
traste
Catalan
trast
Wikidata

Musical instrument part.

лад
Catalan
intranquilitat
Spanish
malestar

Agitation resulting from active worry.

intranquilitat
Portuguese
arranhar
Catalan
esgarrapar
Spanish
rozar

Cause friction.

arranhar
Catalan
amargar
Spanish
amargar

Gnaw into; make resentful or angry.

amargar
Usage of fret in English
1
We fret over which areas will get flooded as sea levels rise.
Wired
2
Unfortunately, for now, there is far more to fret about than celebrate.
Reuters
3
The lily may grow; the man must fret and toil and spin.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World
4
We fret about mass extinction, but not enough to change our habits.
The Guardian
5
Don't fret, because no qualifications are necessary to trade as an accountant.
The Irish Times
6
The sea fret sweeps over the marshes suddenly, the quicksands are hidden.'
The Woman in Black
7
There are, of course, lots of caveats and plenty to fret about.
Reuters
8
Hush, hush, dear; pray be calm; there is no need to fret.
Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
9
Its borrowing costs have soared as markets fret over its fiscal woes.
Reuters
10
Only when the men have left does Zoya fully begin to fret.
Russian Winter
11
Then Polly must be cheerful: not cry at parting; not fret afterwards.
Villette
12
But I am here to tell you that you need not fret.
The South African
13
Not philosophers but fret-sawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.
Brave New World
14
Let the rest fret as they stood behind their rocks and spikes.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
15
Nobody knows the heat and fret I have been caused by it.
Far from the Madding Crowd
16
Try not to fret your mind; find some way to amuse yourself.
Maitre Cornelius
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Translations for fret
Russian
лад
Fret through the time
Fret across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common